surveillant

le surveillant, la surveillante
A masculine or feminine noun is a noun can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person or animal it refers to (e.g., le footballeur, la footballeuse).
masculine or feminine noun
a. guard (prison or public place)
Le surveillant du musée nous a demandé de ne pas prendre de photos avec le flash.The museum guard asked us not to take photos with flash.
b. monitor (school)
Arrête de crier ! Les surveillants vont encore nous faire la morale.Stop yelling! The monitors are going to lecture us again.
c. supervisor (school or construction site)
Qu’est-ce que tu fais dans la vie ? - Je suis surveillante de chantier.What do you do for a living? - I'm a construction site supervisor.
d. proctor (student examinations)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
Le surveillant a surpris Nina en train de tricher.The proctor caught Nina cheating.
e. invigilator (student examinations)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
À huit heures précises, les deux surveillantes ont commencé à distribuer les sujets d’examen.At eight o'clock sharp, the two invigilators began distributing the exam papers.
f. warder (prison or public place)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Le surveillant a découvert que le prisonnier s’était évadé.The warder discovered that the prisoner had escaped.
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